We CAN! promote our books

Insights from an independent bookstore owner

Christy here. I had an interesting conversation yesterday with a bookstore owner. I asked her about some of the inside workings of a bookstore and she had some interesting answers.

How NOT to Promote Your Books

Christy Barritt here with an interesting twist on how NOT to promote your books. These are ideas I've either thought of myself and ditched or that I've seen done before--unsucessfully.

How to Win Friends and Influence Sales

I'm taking a short break from writing for the next month or so and instead I'll be reading books to help me better understand the business and sales side of writing. The book I started with was "How to Win Friends and Influence People." How will this book help me as a writer? Let me share.

Common Blog Tour Mistakes

Christy here. Glad to be back with you.

Today, I want to talk about common blog tour mistakes. Blog tours are great for promoting our books, right? They're free and just take a little time and effort. But let's try to work smarter instead of harder here.

A Few Things I've Learned Along the Way... About Booksignings

In December, I participated in four different booksignings. Over the years, I've learned a few things about booksignings and how to make them successful.

Organizing Your Own Creative Book Launch

  There's one thing I've learned recently about marketing--you can't make it all about you and your book. Well, you can, but it won't be as effective.

Last week I talked about my Writing Mysteries Can Be Murder mystery dinner theater that I've been doing in conjunction with the release of my novel Suspicious Minds. Today, I'm going to talk about some ideas you can also use when planning your own creative book launch.

Campaigning for Your Books

Christy here. I'm new to this blog and thrilled to be here. I'm the author of the Squeaky Clean Mystery Series, which follows the adventures of a crime-scene cleaner who likes to stick her nose into police business. I'm also the author of one non--fiction book and a reporter for my local newspaper.

As I watched John McCain and Barack Obama campaign for the presidency, I was struck by how much I could identify with them. Oftentimes, I feel like I have to campaign for my books.